In case you were wondering.

I have been utterly consumed with new books, and playing Sims 3 World Adventures.

Also, I have been neglecting my medication, and my depression has been nagging me for the past couple of days. Those of you with mild depression will recognize the whole, 'No one will miss me, I feel fat and ugly and no one should ever like me, blah blah blah.' I think I have that mostly in hand, now.

If you have read thus far, I can also recommend a couple of books to you! Graceling and Fire by Kristin Cashore. I enjoyed the first so much, that I ran out and bought the second! It says that Fire is a companion novel to Graceling, but you don't have to read one to read the other, though both are highly enjoyable if you like a strong female that can kick ass and still find romance and loads of trouble.

I am currently starting The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan, though I haven't read enough to really form a strong opinion about it, yet. It's gotten good reviews, and is about the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse, seven generations down the line. You can check out the summary and stuff here.

Other than that, I have been hanging out with my sister, doing the mom thing, and working.

Speaking of the mom-thing, the kids need their lunches packed and then it's off to school for them and work for me.

This concludes my checking-in post. Have a great weeks!

Roman Polanski arrested after 31 years as a fugitive.

Good thing? Bad thing? Discuss!

Ten years ago today, doctors cut me open and removed a small human being. How come HE'S the one getting all the presents?

Happy Birthday to my youngest boy, who's on his way to becoming a young man. I love you, hon!

Rest in Peace Mr. Swayze. Thank you for sharing the fun with us.

This morning while crossing some kids across the street, and commented to them that they should be sure to smile nicely for their school picture today. Most of them had no idea it was picture day, and there were exclamations of dismay. Then one kid turns to his sister and says, "Ha! And you look like crap today!"

I couldn't help but laugh as they walked away. The girl clearly was not upset by his remark, but it was just typical of the brother-sister dynamic at that age.

I have been dieting, and doing fairly well. I have been counting calories, because that is what is easiest for me, and gives me the best results. Today, I went to pick up my comics, and the comic store is in the same strip as a Taco Bell. I WANTED TACO BELL. BAD.

I resisted like a good little girl, and went home. I went online and looked up nutritional information, and found that I could have a chicken quesadilla for only 400 calories. I checked my calorie consumption for the day and took into account the I would probably want a snack later in the evening. It was DOABLE! WOO!

I loaded the kids in the truck and off we went to get Taco Bell take out! I repeated my order TWICE, because my kids are picky and one won't eat anything that has been 'tainted' by tomatoes. The cashier repeated it back to me. Perfect. I paid, got my food, and checked the bag to make sure that no tomatoes were contaminating the youngest's food, and that all items seemed to be accounted for.

My mouth WATERED all the way home like I was Pavlov's dog during a fire alarm. I sat down to savor every bite of my much longed for meal, and found...NO CHICKEN IN MY QUESADILLA. D=

Granted, it's fifty less calories than I intended to eat, so no problem there, but IT WASN'T EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED. This makes me sad. Not only have I been dieting and avoiding temptation, but I have been financially broke, so this was a real treat. Add that to my having PMS and being annoyed by pretty much everything, and you have a sad, sad girl.

Maybe it's a sign? I don't know, but I feel maligned by the universe, somehow.

lai_lore has been safely delivered to the airport, is through security and ready for her flight to Georgia.

I will miss her!

Poll #1439820 What goes with peanut butter?
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 16

Which of the following things is compatible with penut butter (taste-wise)? Check all that apply!

What else do you think goes well with peanut butter than you think others might think unusual?

Instead of a ticky box question, what is your favorite vegetable that ISN'T served with butter on or in it?

Defend your manhood's activity!

Upsize your dignity

Breefing at 11 a.m.

Power for nether rod

Barak Obama is a woman

whats your sceleton in box?

Until at last the kind commanded

Call me, I'm in danger (this one was from "me")

Saw you yesterday (also from me...creepy)

Also, someone named "Holis SMALLWOOD" wants to send me penis enlargement products!

'...one day when we found the boy had drunk a half bottle of gasoline stolen from the motorcycle, we were too shocked to say anything,' the father said.


Discuss, because I really have no words!

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge literal video version



( three more awesome videos under here )

What can I say? I haven't made a real update in a while. Mostly it's because life has kind of sucked for the past couple of months. Money's been especially tight, the heat is making us cranky and the boys have been bored. Bored kids mean a cranky, harassed mother and father.

My husband no is no longer part-owner in his business (which is a good thing), and so he is home a lot more than he ever has been before. This is taking us all some getting used to, but all in all it's really nice having him around.

This summer just hasn't been very exciting, and I am really looking forward to school starting again in a little over a month. I long to go back to work and have a regular schedule again. I got a call the other day from the new principal offering me a slightly different job (or jobs) than last year at the school, but pretty much the same hours. I am hoping this will help out with our financial situation and keep my hubby from going out to find a second job.

Other than that, things have been stressful, and I've been kind of depressed. I've kind of tried to adopt a "the past is the past, let it go" sort of theme. It's not always easy, but I find I worry a lot less about things I couldn't change, even if I wanted to. Now, if the present would stop sucking, life would be peachy! XD

I have gained an unacceptable amount of weight - probably due to stress-eating...so much so that I am getting embarrassed to even go out in public, even though I'm hardly monsterous. I think I am ready to actually buckle down and start keeping track of what I eat and marking down calories again. I just eat way too much crap, and I need to stop and try to purge some of the sugar out of my system.

I've rambled on for long enough. I didn't mean to be gloomy all over my f'list, but I needed to vent a little, so I don't blow up later.

**hugs to everyone**

Link of the day: Cow eating a chicken...no lie! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9vxHN8_jSE

( In the past three weeks I have read (not on Kindle though, just books): )



Plus several Harlequin romance novels - what can I say? It's a guilty pleasure hold over from my early twenties. They're cheese-tastic!

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Could a centaur be made into a werewolf or a vampire?


Discuss!

I'm thinking his mother made the right choice, here.